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Registration is now Open for the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod's
Third Annual Creative Collaborative Conference and Awards Reception
The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod is pleased to announce the schedule for the Third Annual Creative Collaborative Conference and Awards Reception on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at the Cape Codder Resort and Spa, 1225 Iyannough Road, Hyannis.
The creative community of Cape Cod will gather for a full day of presentations, panel discussions, displays, and activities to celebrate the best and brightest of the region's arts and culture, culminating in an evening awards reception.
This year's schedule includes a rare opportunity to talk with a panel of successful arts-based business owners about effective strategies to follow and pitfalls to avoid. Conference attendees are invited to attend:
SUCCESSFULLY RUNNING AN ARTS-BASED BUSINESS
~ A PANEL DISCUSSION ~
Dorothy Savarese, President, Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, moderator
Mary DeAngelis ~ Clothing Designer ~ Silk and Feathers
Rick Fenuccio ~ Architect ~ Brown Lindquist Fenuccio & Raber Architects, Inc.
Clinton R. Flagg ~ Floral and Garden Consultant
Simie Maryles ~ Painter ~ Simie Maryles Gallery
Lisa Raffael ~ Pastry Chef ~ Delicious Desserts
Sarah Thornington ~ Photographer ~ The Studio by the Sea
Coby Vincent ~ Dancer ~ Cape Cod Hip Hop and Jazz
Meryl Vujs ~ Musician ~ Meryl's Music and Arts Centers
View the full schedule for the Creative Collaborative Conference and Awards Reception!
Register Now for the Creative Collaborative Conference and Awards Reception!
For more information call the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod at 508-362-0066 or visit www.artsfoundation.org.
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Nominate Your Favorite Massachusetts Places
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The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod urges you to respond quickly to "1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts."
Your nominations are needed to ensure that the Cultural Treasures of Cape Cod are included!
This new cultural tourism program celebrates what is unique about our state, its communities, and its people, and stimulates cultural tourism. The program seeks to increase visitation to the state's wide range of exceptional historic sites, cultural venues, and natural landscapes.
Nominations will be considered for a final list of 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts to be announced in May. The Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT) has established a web site to accept nominations from the public: www.Massvacation.com/1000greatplaces. All Great Places that are nominated must be open and available to the public. Only one nomination per person will be accepted. The nomination period will close April 1, 2010. The Commission will meet later that month to draw up a final list of 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts, which will be announced in May.
The 1,000 Great Places Commission was created by the Legislature in 2009. It is chaired by Eric Turkington of Falmouth, a former state representative and first House Chair of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Cultural Development.
Nominate Your Favorite Massachusett Location Now!
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Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Announces Spring 2010 Grant Deadline
Funding Available for Artists and Cultural Organizations
The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, the designated local arts
agency for Barnstable County, is pleased to announce its next grant
cycle. Applications are now available for the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Spring grants
cycle, which has a deadline of 5 pm, on Friday, March 19, 2010.
The
Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Grants Program provides cash awards to local artists and cultural
organizations that are engaged in projects that help create a strong,
stable, and diverse arts and culture industry on Cape Cod, and
contribute positively to the quality of life and economic vitality of
the region. Preference is given to specific program initiatives,
particularly those enhancing the arts education of learners of all
ages, and to collaborative efforts within the arts community.
The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod will hold a grants information workshop for interested applicants on
Thursday, February 25 at 5:30 pm at the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod offices in Centerville.
First time applicants are strongly urged to attend this workshop.
Reservations are required by February 24.
Reserve your space now! Call 508-362-0066 or emailing info@artsfoundation.org.
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Join the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod - Fly Free to Nantucket!
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Studio by the Sea
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Join the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod and fly free to Nantucket! Now, all new adult members of the Arts
Foundation of Cape Cod will receive a free, round-trip ticket from Hyannis to Nantucket from Cape Air!
Why become a member of the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod?
- Because the Arts contribute to the wonderful
quality of life on Cape Cod
- Because Arts and Culture are an essential part
of the Cape Cod economy
- Because I receive a free
round-trip ticket to Nantucket from Hyannis
on Cape Air with each new adult membership
- Because Arts Foundation of Cape Cod memberships
make wonderful gifts - and I could keep the Nantucket
tickets!
- Because the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod
celebrates, promotes, and supports the Arts year-round; they need and
deserve my assistance
Become a Member Now - Join Online!
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Kids African Dance & Drumming Class
Tara Murphy will be giving a special children's workshop of African dancing, drumming, singing and more during winter break for children ages 5-12, February 19, 3 - 5 pm.
The Cape Cod Dance Center is located at 1340 County Rd (formerly Mary French Studio), Cataumet. For more information or to register call 508-564-6165 or visit www.capecoddancecenter.com.
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February School Vacation at the Cape Cod Conservatory
- February School Vacation with the Cape Cod Conservatory: Children will have a blast during their February school vacation with Musical Theater Dance Workshop taught by Michele Colley and five different art classes with Nancy Pettibone, now - February 19.
- MTDkids Workshop with Michele Colley, now - February 19, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. A performance-based workshop where kids learn the basics of singing, dancing, and art. Ages 6 - 12.
The Cape Cod Conservatory offers a variety of classes for students of all ages in art, music, dance, photography and early education for children. Students are being accepted now.
The West Barnstable campus is located at 2235 Iyanough Rd. (Route 132), West Barnstable and the Falmouth campus is located at 60 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. For more information or to register for classes, call the West Barnstable office at 508-362-2772, the Falmouth office at 508-540-0611 or visit www.capecodconservatory.org.
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Special Saturdays with CCftA and HJT
Special Saturdays with the Cotuit Center for the Arts and Harwich Junior Theatre, February 27 - April 3, are morning visual arts and performing arts classes for children. These are six week sessions for children ages 8 - 11.
The visual arts classes, 10 am - noon, will be coordinated with and followed by performing arts classes, noon - 2:00 pm.
Cotuit Center for the Arts is located at 4404 Falmouth Road, Rte. 28, Cotuit. For a list of classes, more information or to register call 508-428-0669 or visit www.cotuitcenterforthearts.org.
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More Family Events
- English Country Dancing for All, February 19, 7:30 pm. Led by Linda Nelson with live music by Paradise Bird. All dances taught; beginners & singles welcome. Fisher House at the Church of the Messiah, 13 Church Street, Woods Hole. For more information or to make reservations call 508-540-1151 or 508-540-0865.
- Thornton W. Burgess Society presents Rocks and Minerals, February 19, 9:30 - 11:30 am and Shipwrecks of Cape Cod, a slide show, February 20, 6 pm. For reservations and more information call 508-888-6870 or visit www.thorntonburgess.org.
- Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum presents A Night at the Museum! February 25, 5:30 - 8:30 pm. A community feast with music, raffle, and other fun with local music by The Revernd Nelson & Friends. Discover the exciting plans for the 100th Anniversary celebration on August 5th as the PMPM brings history to life! Dress up as your favorite Pilgrim, President, or Provincetown personality. For more information call 508-487-1310 or visit www.pilgrim-monument.org.
- The Movie Team Project that involved all students in the Harwich Alternative Learning Program in all aspects of movie-making will screen their 15-minute film on February 28, 7:30 pm, at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. For more information call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
- The Three Fish & A Ram Community Arts Center offers Winter Break Kids Camp for grades K & up. Three
Fish & A Ram Community Arts Center is located at 36 Bates Road,
Mashpee Commons North, Mashpee. For a complete list of courses,
information and to register call 508-292-1417 or visit www.cltartcenter.com.
- The Falmouth Artists Guild will offer a children's class with Lee Drescher, now - February 19, 10 am - noon. Children will create a play out of a picture book using improvisation and will learn songs and make scenery and props. A performance will conclude the class on February 19. For more information or to register call 508-540-3304 or visit www.falmouthart.org.
- Cape Cod Museum of Art offers Art Camp and clay workshops for children. Children's afternoon workshops teach the basics of drawing, painting, sculpture, book-making and collage. Off Route 6A, 60 Hope Lane, Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
- The Cahoon Museum of American Art offers children's art classes. The Cahoon Museum is located at 4676 Falmouth Road, Cotuit. For more information call 508-428-7581 or visit www.cahoonmuseum.org.
- Cape Cod Art Association's children's classes offer watercolor painting, clay creations, a new teen open studio, and more. Classes held at the Cape Abilities Art Center, 425 Massasoit Road, Eastham. For more information call 508-362-2909 or visit www.capecodartassoc.org.
Family Events Offered Weekly
- Nature Book Club for Young Readers at The Thornton W. Burgess Society meets in the new education center on the last Friday of each month from 4 - 5:30 pm. 6 Discovery Hill Road, just off Route 6A in East Sandwich. For more information call 508-888-6870 or visit www.thorntonburgess.org.
- The Hyannis Public Library hosts The Chess Club every Wednesday, 4 pm. The club is open to children ages 7 and up. The Hyannis Public Library is located at 401 Main Street, Hyannis. For more information call 508-775-2280.
- The Eastham Public Library has a Weekly Story Time every Friday, 10:30 am. The program features books, rhymes and action for children aged 2 - 5 years old. Everyone is welcome! The Eastham Library is located at 190 Samoset Road, Eastham. For more information contact Fran McLoughlin at 508-240-5950 or at franm@easthamlibrary.org.
- The Pizza Art Club, 5 - 7 pm, on Saturday nights for kids ages 7 - 11. Two hours of art instruction. All art supplies, pizza dinner and drinks are included. Black Whale Gallery is located at 349 Main Street, Hyannis. For more
information, a list of art instructors, fees and to register call 508
274-9031 or 508 771-8600.
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FilmArt@PAAM to Screen What a Way to Go!
FilmArt@PAAM is screening What a Way to Go! (1964), a comedy about a woman who just wants love but ends up inheriting a gazillion dollars from four husbands who predecease her, Feburary 18, 6:30 pm.
Shirley MacLaine is the muse of four self-obsessed husbands (Dick Van Dyke, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, and Gene Kelly). Filmed in CinemaScope and with Edith Head costumes for MacLaine.
PAAM is located at 260 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information or to purchase tickets call 508-487-1750) or visit www.paam.org.
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Acts of Love with Dueling Divas
Acts of Love with Dueling Divas will be presented by the Cape Cod Opera and will be performed at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, February 21, 2:30 - 5 pm.
Diana Toscano, Sarah Callinan and Beth MacLeod, with Lucy Banner on the piano, will perform soprano arias from your favorite operas
A silent auction and door prizes to benefit Cape Cod Opera will also be held.
The Cultural Center of Cape Cod is located at 307 Main Street, South Yarmouth. For reservations or more information call 508-246-0039 or visit www.capecodopera.org.
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You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Eventide Arts Family Theater will present You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. This production is based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz, book, music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, now - February 21. Performances on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays take place at 7 pm and performances on Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 pm.
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a musical about the world of Charlie Brown, his dog Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang. This 1999 revised version of Charlie Brown won two Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards.
Performances will take place at the Gertrude Lawrence Stage, Historic Dennis Union Church, 713 Main Street (Route 6A & Old Bass River Road), Dennis. For more information or to purchase tickets call 508-398-8588 or visit www.eventidearts.org.
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Harwich Junior Theatre Presents Peter Pan and Wendy
Harwich Junior Theatre presents Peter Pan and Wendy, directed by Maura Hanlon, now - March 7. Performances will take place on Fridays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 pm. On February 20, 7:30 pm. Matinee on February 18 at 2 pm.
Peter Pan and Wendy is a true play adaption by Doug Rand of J.M. Barrie's original novel. When the carefree and careless Peter Pan flies into the nursery of the Darling home, Wendy follows her instincts for adventure, bringing her little brothers along to magical Neverland. She takes care of the motherless Lost Boys but soon the Darling children are swept into Peter's battle with Captain Hook and his mostly-fearsome pirate crew.
Harwich Junior Theatre is located at105 Division St. West Harwich. For more information call the box office at 508-432-2002 or visit www.hjtcapecod.org.
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Cotuit Center Concert Series Presents The George Gritzbach Band
The George Gritzbach Band is a three-piece band featuring drums, bass, and guitar and will perform at the Cotuit Center for the Arts, February 20, 8 pm.
The music is Blues and R&B based as well as a good deal of funk and New Orleans. George Gritzback has shared the stage with B. B. King, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt, Professor Longhair, Odetta, Taj Mahal, Libba Cotton, John Jackson, Little Feat, John Hammond, Bukka White, Mississippi John Hurt, Saffire, Robert Cray, Luther Guitar Johnson, Dr. John, Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, James Cotton, Koko Taylor, and Toni Lynn Washington.
Cotuit Center for the Arts is located at 4404 Rte 28, Cotuit. For more information call 508-428-0669 or visit www.cotuitcenterforthearts.org.
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WHTC Presents Last of the Red Hot Lovers
The Woods Hole Theater Company will perform the Tony Award nominated comedy, The Last of the Red Hot Lovers by Neil Simon. This dinner theater production, under the direction of Don Dutton, will be held at a new venue, the Holiday Inn, 291 Jones Road, Falmouth.
Performances will be held February 18, 19, 20, 26, 27 with dinner at 7 pm and show at 8 pm, plus a matinee February 28, dinner at 3 pm, show at 4 pm.
For more information or to make reservations phone 508-540-6525 or visit www.woodsholetheater.org.
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Counter Productions Presents Women Behind Bars
Women Behind Bars, presented by Counter Productions, will open at the Julie Harris Stage in Wellfleet Harbors Actors Theater on now - February 28, Friday - Sunday at 7:30 pm.
Women Behind Bars was written by Tom Eyen and is directed by Patrick Falco. The play is a satire on B-movies of the 1950's. Mary Eleanor, an innocent duped into crime, lands in the Greenwich Village Women's House of Detention which is presided over by a massive matron with a taste for sadism and female flesh. Poor Mary Eleanor ends up hardened and cynical, but that's just the way it was in the movies.
The Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (W.H.A.T) is located at 2357 State Highway, Route 6A, Wellfleet. For more information or to purchase tickets call 508-349-9428 or visit www.counter-productions.org or www.WHAT.org.
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The Music Man at The Academy Playhouse
The Academy Playhouse presents The Music Man, now - March 21, Thursday - Saturday 8 pm and Sundays 2 pm.
The Academy Playhouse is located at 120 Main Street, Orleans. For more information or reservations call the box office at 508-255-1963 or visit www.apacape.org.
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More Performing Arts
- The Cape Cod Conservatory Performance Series features guitarist Joseph Scott, 6 pm, Falmouth Campus, 60 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. For more information call 508-540-0611.
- Winter Jazz with Bart Weisman, February 13, 2 pm, 260 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information or to register call 508-487-1750 or visit www.paam.org.
Performing Arts Offered Weekly
- Open Mic Night at The International Inn on Wednesdays with Blues, Rock, Jam, Funk, Fusion, Acoustic, Full Band, Improv, Comedy and featuring The Clayton's Hat Jam Band. The International Inn is located at 662 Main Street, Hyannis.
- The Provincetown Theater Company's Playwright Lab meets every other Sunday, 4 - 6 pm, 238 Bradford Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-9793 or visit www.provincetowntheater.com.
- British Beer Company presents its December entertainment lineup in Falmouth, Hyannis and Sandwich - this week with performers such as 57 HEAVY, Flydowns, and Tripl3Crown. For more information call 508-888-6610 or visit www.britishbeer.com.
- Bart Weisman Music performing every Friday, 8 pm, at the Grand Cru, Cape Codder Resort, Route 132 & Bearse's Way, Hyannis, 508-771-3000. Every Thursday, 6:30 pm at Riverway Lobster House, 1338 Route 28, South Yarmouth (Exit 8), 508-398-2172. Every 3rd Sunday of the month at The Island Merchant, 508-771-1337.
- A Chord in the Hand, a club for people who enjoy traditional folk songs, children's ballads, classic protest songs, sea shanties, and the like, meets on Wednesdays, 7 - 8:30 pm at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth. For more information call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
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Cape Cod Art Association Presents In Like a Lion
The Cape Cod Art Association presents In Like a Lion, a juried members' exhibit and sale. This exhibit will run from February 18 - March 15.
An opening reception and awards will be held February 19, 4 - 6 pm.
The Cape Cod Art Association is located at 3480 Route 6A, Barnstable. For more information call 508-362-2909 or visit www.capecodartassoc.org.
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Exhibitions at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod
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- An artists' reception will be held February 19, 5 - 7pm for Julie Blanchard's paintings in the Board Room, the charcoals of Mary Felton in the Vault and the paintings of Bob Anderson in the Blue Room, now - February 28.
- Russell Vujs, Lance Walker, and Ron Tinney will be the featured artists in a New England Coastal Landscapes and Marine Painting show held in the Great Hall, now - February 28.
- Free art demonstrations will place from noon - 2 pm with Lance Walker, February 21 and Ron Tinney, February 28.
Cultural Center of Cape Cod is located at 307 Old Main St., South Yarmouth. For more information call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
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Soul Clap: Art in the Black American Tradition at Cotuit Center for the Arts
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In recognition of Black History Month, Cotuit Center for the Arts will present Soul Clap: Art in the Black American Tradition, now - March 6. The exhibit will feature 6 diverse artists: Hartman Deetz, J. Vincent Diggs, Shea Justice, Carl Lopes, Robert Peters and Mwalim and explores the value of culture, worldview, history, myth and legend.
A book reading and signing by Robert Peters, author of Da Goodie Monsta will take place on February 21, 1 - 3 pm in the gallery.
Cotuit Center for the Arts is located at 4404 Rte 28, Cotuit. For more information call 508-428-0669 or visit www.cotuitcenterforthearts.org.
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Cahoon Museum of American Art Presents Memories
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by Sean Boyce
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Memories, an exhibition on display at the Cahoon Museum of American Art, now - March 14, includes memory paintings and artworks that evoke memories, all accompanied by the artists' reminiscences and thoughts on the subject. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the artworks will be donated to Alzheimer's Services of Cape Cod & the Islands.
Three artists will speak in conjunction with the show with all talks beginning at 11 am.
- Arnold Desmarais will give a presentation on his work titled Capturing Light in Marine Paintings, February 19
- Kathryn Kleekamp will give a presentation on her recently published book Cape Cod and the Islands: Where Beauty and History Meet (Schiffer Publishing). Fifty of the book's illustrations are reproductions of her oil paintings, February 23
The Cahoon Museum of American Art is located at 4676 Falmouth Road (Route 28), Cotuit. For more information call 508-428-7581 or visit www.cahoonmuseum.org.
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Cape Cod Community College Higgins Art Gallery Presents East Meets West
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The Cape Cod Community College Higgins Art Gallery will host an exhibition entitled East Meets West, featuring the works of Sara David Ringler, now - February 25.
An exhibition comprised of works of handmade paper, handmade books and original prints responding to Ms. Ringler's experiences living in Florence, Italy as a visiting artist and studying with a master paper maker on the island of Shikoku, Japan at his studio Kamikoya.
Cape Cod Community College Higgins Art Gallery is located at 2240 Iyannough Road, West Barnstable. For more information call 508-362-4484 or visit www.capecod.edu/web/higgins.
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Brewster Ladies Library Presents Local Colors
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Brewster Ladies Library presents a collection of watercolor and casein paintings by Priscilla Levesque of Cataumet in an exhibition entitled Local Colors, now - February 27.
The Library hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 10 am to 8 pm and Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm.
The Brewster Ladies Library is located at 1822 Main Street, Brewster. For more information call 774-323-0333 or visit www.priscillaart.com.
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Prints from the Heart at Falmouth Artists Guild
Prints from the Heart is an art show and sale of original prints by members of the Printmakers of Cape Cod and the Falmouth Artists Guild, now - February 28.
The prints are original works of art such as monotypes, woodcuts, etchings or lithographs, not reproductions of paintings. This show helps promote the Falmouth Art Center's two new presses, Open Studio time, and printmaking workshops.
Falmouth Art Center is located at 137 Gifford Street, Falmouth. For more information call 508-540-3304 or visit www.falmouthart.org.
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Art Exhibitions at Provincetown Art Association and Musuem
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by Chaim Gross
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An artists' reception will be held February 19, 6 pm, for all three exhibits:
- Drawings, Studies and Final Works, now - March 7, features 40 artworks from the Provincetown Art Association and Museum's permanent collection. The show highlights visual studies that were created in advance of final works.
- Members' Juried Exhibition: Paper Works, February 19 - March 28, 2010, featuring works on paper created by emerging and established artists within the PAAM membership.
- Thinking Figuratively, an exhibition created by the educators of the Provincetown School System and part of the Student and Educator Curating Program at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM), now - March 7.
PAAM is located at 260 Commercial Street in Provincetown. For more information or to register call 508-487-1750 or visit www.paam.org.
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The Bowersock Gallery Celebrates It's 6th Year with The Sweetest Thoughts
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Red Stir by Kim Bernard
Tilting by Jayne Adams
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The Sweetest Thoughts, now - March 3, opens at the Bowersock Gallery.
The Sweetest Thoughts will feature scores of artists and a broad variety of styles and mediums. It will also "take on" the topic of love - in all its guises.
There are oil works featuring swirling dancers, floating ethereal beings and strong, even harsh images of love lost. The show will feature sculptures of politically incorrect bedmates and images of love's struggles.
The Bowersock Gallery is located 373 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information call 508-487-4994 or visit www.bowersockgallery.com.
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Faces & Places: Artworks by David Kelly at the Maser Gallery
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An exhibition of the paintings of David Kelley will be held at the Maser Gallery, now - March 4.
The show includes 19 pastel portraits and landscapes completed since 2007 plus 5 colorful wildlife paintings in watercolor/mixed media.
Many of these paintings have won awards in juried shows on and off Cape Cod. Mr. Kelly is a member of the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod.
The Maser Gallery is located at 319 Dillingham Avenue, Falmouth. For more information call the gallery at 508-456-0800, Mr. Kelly at 508-566-1252 or visit www.fctv.org/ts/node/19.
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Creative Arts Center to Host Open Juried Photography Competition
The Open Juried Photography Competition, now - March 5, at the Creative Arts Center.
The show will be open for viewing Monday - Friday, 9 am - 4 pm. The
Center is closed Monday, February 15th for President's Day. Should the
Chatham High School close for snow days the Center will also be closed.
The Creative Arts Center is located at 154 Crowell Road, Chatham. For more info call Sally or Mary Carroll at 508-945-3583 or visit www.capecodcreativearts.org.
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The Fuchsia of Art at Color Obsession Gallery
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The exhibition The Fuchsia of Art: From Our Hands to Yours will be held at Color Obsession Gallery, now - February 27.
Included in the exhibition are several of the gallery's wood-working artists including Bob Brahm, Matthew Ellis, Alfred Glover, Michael Gould and Ryan Maheu.
Color Obsession Gallery is located in South Cape Village, 15 Joy Street, Mashpee (near the Mashpee Rotary on Route 28). For more information call 508-246-6246 or visit www.ColorObsessionGallery.com.
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Creative Convergence: Renowned Painters Showing on Cape Cod
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The exhibition Creative Convergence: Renowned Painters Showing on Cape Cod is a collaboration between Cape Cod Museum of Art and Addison Art Gallery. The CCMA exhibition will be on view now - February 28.
The associated exhibition at Addison Art Gallery in Orleans will be on view now - March 31.
Creative Convergence brings together 15 established landscape plein air artists from across the United States, Mexico, Ireland, Bulgaria and Russia, who, in the fall of 2009, met in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
Cape Cod Museum of Art is located at 60 Hope Lane (off Route 6A), on the grounds of the Cape Cod Center for the Arts, Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
Addison Art Gallery is located at 43 Route 28, Orleans. For more information call 508-255-6200 or visit www.addisonart.com.
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Cape Cod Museum of Art Exhibitions
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- The Recent Gifts and Acquisitions 2009 exhibition highlights additions to the collection, now - March 29. Some of the artists in this exhibition include Gladys Winn Dorfman, Varujan Boghosian, Richard DeQuattro, Arthur Diehl, Remo Farruggio, R. H. Ives Gammell, John Whorf and Peter Hunt.
- On Common Ground, now - April 25. A variety of still life paintings from the museum's permanent collection. Artists included are Thomas T. Eastwood, Howard Gibbs, Marion Hawthorne, Henry Hensche, Robert Douglas Hunter, Frank Milby, Hilda Neily, and Barbara Rockefeller among others.
Cape Cod Museum of Art is located off Route 6A, 60 Hope Lane, on the grounds of Cape Cod Center for the Arts, Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
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Burgess Birds at Green Briar Nature Center
Thornton W. Burgess Society opens the 2010 season at its Green Briar Nature Center with the Burgess Birds exhibit, now - April 30.
The exhibition includes mounted bird specimens, information on how important protecting and studying birds was to Burgess and original illustrations of birds done for Burgess stories. Most of these pen-and-ink drawings by Harrison Cady have never been exhibited before and are part of a gift from Time-Warner Book Division.
Burgess Birds will be the first of six exhibits at Green Briar which pay tribute to Mr. Burgess and celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the publication of his first important children's book, Old Mother West Wind.
Green Briar Nature Center is located at 6 Discovery Hill Road, just off Route 6A in East Sandwich. For more information call 508-888-6870 or visit www.thorntonburgess.org.
This exhibit is funded in part by a grant from the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod.
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Gallery 31 Opens for Tenth Year with New Display Introducing New Artists
The artist-owned Gallery 31 opens its tenth year of the 2010 season with a freshly mounted display of stimulating and affordable fine art in its newly renovated space in the historic Old Post Office, now - April 30.
Four new partners have joined as the gallery celebrates its tenth year: Phil Bergson, oils; Susan Carey, pastels and acrylics; Arnie Casavant, oils and acrylics, and Jane Eccles, oils and pastels.
Gallery 31 is located at 31 Main Street, Orleans. For more information call 508-247-9469 or visit www.gallery31capecod.com.
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More Visual Arts
- The Guild of Harwich Artists will present a demonstration by artist Peter Kallil, February 20, 2 pm, at the Harwich Community Center's All-Purpose Room. After a brief business meeting, Kallil will demonstrate his oil painting technique. The event is free and the public is welcome. For more information call 508-432-1012 or visit www.guildofharwichartists.com.
- Prints from the Heart will run now - February 28, at the Falmouth Artist Guild. The Art show and sale of original prints are by members of The PrintMakers of Cape Cod. The Falmouth Art Center, 137 Gifford Street, Falmouth. For more information call 508-540-3304 or visit www.falmouthart.org.
- An exhibition of the paintings of David Kelley will be held at the Maser Gallery, 319 Dillingham Avenue, Falmouth, now - March 4. For more information call the gallery at 508-456-0800 or Mr. Kelly at 508-566-1252.
- The Market Street Bookshop presents south Cape artists in Stroke of a Brush Joins Stroke of a Pen, now - March 31. Artwork is displayed along with books that inspired the paintings. 20 Steeple Street, Mashpee Commons. For more information call 508-539-6985.
Visual Arts Offered Weekly
- The Photographic Society of Cape Cod meets year-round on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month, 7 - 9:30 pm. Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. For more information call 508-428-3937.
- Cape Cod Art Association invites photographers, amateurs and professionals, to join their Camera Club, which meets second and fourth Thursdays, 7 - 9 pm, educational pre-meetings at 6:30 pm. CapeAbilities, Inc., Lyndon Center, 895 Mary Dunn Road, Independence Park, Hyannis. For more information call 508-362-2909 or visit curator@capecodartassoc.org or www.capecodartassoc.org.
- Artful Thursdays at the Cape Cod Museum of Art hosts talks by exhibiting curators at 11 am, docent-led museum tours at 2 pm, and special events on selected Thursday evenings. Off Route 6A, 60 Hope Lane, Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4477 x12 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
- Harbor Your Arts features Sarah Holl Artspace at 46 Pearl Street in Hyannis, open Saturdays, 1 - 4 pm and by appointment (www.sarahholl.com). Also featured are artist work studios at 50 Pearl Street with artists Melanie Chartier, Carole Ann Danner, Jenny Fragosa, Sandra Ginnis and the pottery studio of Molly Driscoll. Guyer Art Barn, featuring year-round exhibits, is located at 250 South Street, next to the properties on Pearl Street and is open Saturdays and Sundays, 11 am - 4 pm. For more information visit www.harboryourarts.com.
- Brown Bag Crafters, an adult crafting group that has fun being creative together while dedicating their projects to help fund the Centerville Public Library Children's Room Programs. For more information call 508-790-6220.
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15th Peace Week Poetry Contest Calling For Submissions
 Veterans for Peace Cape Cod Chapter invites submissions of poems to celebrate Peace Week, April 11 - 17. The contest is open to all Cape and Island writers. Winners will be selected from 14 categories, K - 12th grades and adults.
All entries must be received (not just postmarked) by 5 pm on April 2. Entries should be sent to Veterans for Peace, 39 Muskeget Lane, Centerville, MA 02632. For more information and contest rules call 508-771-3915.
This contest is funded by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod.
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Literary Arts Offered Weekly
- Calliope Poetry Readings with featured poets Greg Hischak, John Anderson and Ryk McIntrye. Meets on the fourth Sunday of every month at the Falmouth Library. Open-mic sign-up at 2:45 p.m. The Falmouth Library is located on West Falmouth Highway, Route 28A, near the corner of Blacksmith Shop Road across from the Quaker Meeting House. For more information call Alice Kociemba at 508-566-1090 or calliopepoetryreadings@verizon.net.
- Poetry Venue every Monday, 7 pm, at the Mews Restaurant & Cafe, 429 Commercial Street, Provincetown.
- Chatham Writers @ 02633 meets every Monday, 10:30 am - noon, at the Eldredge Public Library - in the Friend's Room. The members meet to explore different writing genres, share work with the group, and receive guidance and feedback. Each year they publish an anthology of their work. The Eldredge Public Library is located at 564 Main Street, Chatham. For more information call Jeff Hahner at 508-945-9962.
- A Book in the Hand celebrates the tactile pleasure of the printed page and the intimacy of the spoken word. On the second Monday of the month two Cape Cod authors will read from their published prose. Jacob Sears Memorial Library, 23 Center Street, East Dennis. For more information call 508-385-8151.
- Book Discussion Group meets the third Tuesday of the month, 7:00 pm, at the Marstons Mills Library. The Marstons Mills Public Library is located at 2160 Main Street, Marstons Mills. For more information call 508-428-5175 or visit www.mmpl.org.
- Stony Hill Book Club is open to the public and meets at the Chatham Senior Center, 193 Stony Hill Road, Chatham. The group meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 1 pm. For more information call 508-945-5190 or email kdalton@chatham-ma.gov.
- British Authors Book Club meets the fourth Tuesday of the month, 6:45 - 7:45 pm, at the Osterville Free Library in the Library North Room. The Osterville Free Library is located at 43 Wianno Avenue, Osterville. For more information call Lee Ann Amend at 508-420-0550.
- Centerville Public Library Book Club invites anyone to join them to discuss books. Held on the last Tuesday of the month. 585 Main Street, Centerville. For more information about the book club contact Vicki Mitchell 508-775-2426 or zionwanderer@aol.com.
- The Writer's Voice Café meets the second Wednesday of the month from November - June, 7 - 8:30 pm, upstairs at Napi's Restaurant and provides an opportunity for Cape writers to read from their work and discuss it. Napi's Restaurant is located at 7 Freeman Street, Provincetown.
- The Truro Library Book Group meets on the last Wednesday of the month, 6:30 pm, at the library. All are welcome whether you can attend regularly or occasionally. Copies of each month's selection are available for check-out at the circulation desk. 5 Library Lane (Off Standish Way), North Truro. For more information call 508-487-1125 or visit www.trurolibrary.org.
- Cape Lyceum Lecture and Discussion at 7 pm takes place on the second Monday of each month, held at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. For more information visit www.newenlightenmentinstitute.com.
- Open Mic Poetry Night at Buckies's Biscotti every Friday, 6:30 pm. Buckies's Biscotti is located at 281 Main Street (Route 28), Dennisport. For more information call 508-398-9700.
- Brown Bag Lunch Book Reviews at the Hyannis Public Library, 401 Main Street, Hyannis, held the first Friday of the month at 12:15 pm. For more information call 508-775-2280 or visit www.hyannislibrary.org.
- Writers Night Out is a monthly event of the Cape Cod Writers Center. For a listing of upcoming readings, meetings and more information visit www.capecodwriterscenter.org.
- The Poetry Session with an open mic, hosted by Greg Hischak and Robin Clark, is held the third Thursday of the month. To sign up arrive before 7 pm in the back room of O'Shea's Olde Inne. February's feature poet is Cape Cod writer and 2009 L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award winner Nancy K. Persons. 348 Main Street (Route 28), West Dennis. For more information call Gregory Hischak, Cape Poets Theater at 508-398-5434 or email alarmpup@verizon.net.
- Poets' Corner Open Mic Night. Come
early to sign up. The mic is open to poets 14 and older. The featured
poet begins at around 8pm. Free and open to the public.. The Poets' Corner takes place the last Thursday of the month, 7 - 9 pm, held at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. For more information email bmhellman@comcast.net or visit home.comcast.net/~bmhellman.
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Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod Offer Classes at Cape Cod Art Association
- Painting Water with Pastels with Deborah Quinn-Munson, March 6 - 7, 9 am - 4 pm. Ms. Quinn-Munson will demonstrate and teach her process of painting water with pastel over watercolor. Create your own paintings from photos supplied by Ms Quinn-Munson or bring your own.
- Painting Night Scenes with Donna Rossetti-Bailey CPS, PPSCC, PPoM, March 20 - 21, 9 am - 4 pm. Ms. Rossetti-Bailey will be teaching how to experiment with different painting surfaces and colors. Students will work in the studio to create at least two paintings of nighttime scenes during the weekend.
For more information call Celeste Woodes Koper at 623-734-7876. Registration forms are available on www.pastelpainterssocietyofcapecod.com.
Cape Cod Art Association is located at 3480 Route 6A, Barnstable. For a complete list of classes or workshops offered at the Cape Cod Art Association visit www.capecodartassoc.org.
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Art Classes at the Guyer Barn
The Guyer Barn offers a variety of new and ongoing classes for adults, teens and children. Classes include collage, painting and drawing, ceramics, painting in different mediums and levels, drawing from still lifes and from a live model, the sculpture-making processes and poetry. Students are now being accepted.
The Guyer Art Barn is located at 250 South Street, Hyannis, on the
campus of town-owned properties that make up the Shirley Blair Flynn
Center for Creative Arts. For more information or to register call the Guyer Art Barn Director, Mellissa Morris at 508-566-2880 or visit harboryourarts.com.
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The Academy of Performing Arts presents New Spring Classes
The Academy of Performing Arts offers classes year-round in dance, music, theatre, workshops, main stage Playhouse and School productions as well as informal in-class demonstrations and presentations. Students may enroll now for new spring classes.
The Academy of Performing Arts is located at 5 Giddiah Hill Road, Orleans. For more information call 508-255-5510 or visit www.apacape.org.
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Classes and Workshops
Please check out our Family Section for additional Classes and Workshops for Children
- Master Glassblower Jim Holmes of Chatham Glass Company is offering Get Hot glassblowing classes with weekend workshops, now - February.
Private lessons available by request. For more
information or to register call 508-945-5547 or visit chathamglass.com.
- Tom Stringe is now accepting students for a workshop in Tuscany, May 2 - 9.
An exhibit of the works will be held at the instructor's gallery in
Brewster. For more information and to register call 508-896-5946 or
visit stringegallery.com.
- The Studio on Slough Road is accepting early registration for a five day workshop led by Jordan Wolfson, July 19 - 23, 9:00 a.m. - 3 pm. For more information or to register call
720-542-8249 or visit www.studioonsloughroad.com.
- Robert K. Roark offers ongoing private
painting classes in all media and subjects at The Studio Gallery.
Students at all levels are accepted. 766 Route 6A,
Dennis. For more information call 508-385-4713 or visit www.masterfulart.com.
- Color Obsession Gallery in South Cape Village in Mashpee is offering ongoing workshops.
Workshops in stained glass technique, painting canvas floor cloths,
beaded jewelry and collage techniques are taught by gallery artists. 15
Joy Street in South Cape Village, Mashpee. For more information call
508-246-6246 or visit www.colorobsessiongallery.com.
- Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill offers winter classes. For more information call or to sign up call 508-349-7511 or visit www.castlehill.org.
- The Falmouth Artists Guild
offers an extensive selection of classes and workshops during the
winter months. For more information call 508-540-3304 or visit www.falmouthart.org.
- Harwich Junior Theatre in West Harwich offers a wide range of classes for students of all ages! For more information call 508-432-2002 or visit www.hjtcapecod.org.
- Cape Cod Museum of Art in Dennis offers adult and children's classes and workshops. For more information or to register call 508-385-4477 or visit www.ccmoa.org.
- Guyer Art Barn offers classes for all ages in a variety of mediums: clay, painting, printmaking, drawing and poetry. For more information or to register call 508-566-2880 or visit www.harboryourarts.com.
- The Museum School at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum offers many classes and workshops. PAAM is located at 460 Commercial Street, Provincetown. For more information or to register call 508-487-1750 or visit www.paam.org.
- Join the Centerville Public Library Knitting Group. Free and open to the public on Fridays, 3:30 pm at the library. Beginners through experts welcome. The Centerville Public Library is located at 585 Main Street, Centerville. For more information call 508-790-6220 or visit www.centervillelibrary.org.
- A variety of art, writing and dance classes is offered at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main Street, South
Yarmouth. For more information or to register call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
- Mark Preu will be leading a digital travel photography class in the Val d'Orcia area of Tuscany. Reservations are now being accepted. For more information call 508-896-4071 or visit www.preuphoto.com.
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Applications, Grants, Spaces and Work
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NEST Touring Grant Program
March 1, 2010 is the next deadline for NEFA's New England States Touring (NEST) grant program.
NEST artists are performing artists from New England who meet the NEST Artist Requirements on MatchBook.org. They represent a wide range of disciplines, such as chamber music, contemporary dance, opera, spoken word, puppet theater, and storytelling.
For more information visit NEST.
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More Applications, Grants, Spaces and Work
- Call for artists interested in contributing pieces for the Falmouth campus The Cape Cod Conservatory's mixed-media art exhibit, All Things Black and White. The opening reception will be April 9 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Interested parties should contact Robin at 508-540-0611.
- Intern Positions at the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod: Design and Media Services Intern and Administration and Development Intern. For more information visit www.artsfoundation.org/careers.
- The Falmouth Artists Guild would like its Lobby Gallery to be a place to showcase a variety of excellent art for sale. All entrants must be members of the Falmouth Artists Guild. Proposals must include three or more artists. Four proposals will be selected for dates spanning March 16 - July 6. For more information visit www.falmouthart.org.
- Samuell Day Gallery is looking for artists and craftspersons for the 2010 season. All submissions must be in by March 1. Please send pictures to c_samuell@hotmail.com or come by the gallery with work samples between 10 am - 5 pm, Wednesday - Saturday at 4030 Route 6A, Cummaquid.
- The Aesthetica Short Film Competition is searching for filmmakers who are driving
the genre of short film forward through inspirational and innovative
works, the competition provides an opportunity for both new and
experienced filmmakers to have their work broadcast to a wider
audience. All genres of film are being accepted. The deadlinefor submissions is April 30. For
detailed guidelines and entry visit www.aestheticamagazine.com/film_submissions.htm.
- Arts Falmouth is calling for interested parties to contact them to help organize, create and participate in a telethon on FCTV this spring to support Arts Alive Festival and JazzFest. For more information call 508-548-2892 or email info@artsfalmouth.org.
- Call for entries for Oncology on Canvas: Expressions of a Cancer
Journey Art Competition
and Exhibition. All artistic skill levels are
encouraged to enter. For complete details or to complete the
required registration form visit the www.lillyoncologyoncanvas.com/Pages/Index.aspx no
later than June 10.
- The Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra is seeking additional musicians.
The Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra is a volunteer classical
orchestra rehearsing and performing in the Falmouth area. They welcome
calls from all classical musicians. For more information call Juen
Gallant at 508-274-2632 or email sonnichs@berkshire.net.
- Three Fish & a Ram is calling for volunteers. We have opportunities for artists, teachers, and anyone who loves artists and art. For more information call 508-292-1417 or visit www.cltartcenter.com.
- The Provincetown Art Association and Museum became one of twenty-one associates of the Cape Cod Youth Empowerment Initiative (CCYEI), of Compassion Massachusetts. For more information on Compassion Massachusetts contact Steve Brown at 508-560-1189 or by email sbrown@donahue.umassp.edu.
- Call to artists to help support veterans: in search of artists, professional and otherwise, whether it's with a paint brush, cooking spatula, a guitar with a few chords, or a poet writing a poem. Those with creative skills are asked to volunteer and share their skills with veterans. For information or to participate contact Robert John Cook at 508-367-5571 or by email at MayflowerStudio@aol.com.
- New England Foundation for the Arts offers several grants opportunities with rolling deadlines. For more information about these grants and services, visit NEFA's website.
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Auditions
- Harwich Junior Theatre will hold auditions for Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, February 20 and 21, Saturday and Sunday, 2 - 4 pm, at the HJT Arts Center on the corner of Sisson Road and Parallel Streets in Harwich Center. Auditions are for Actors/Singers/Musicians, ages 16 - 40. Mary Arnault directs with musical direction by Bob Wilder and choreography by Suzette Hutchinson. For further information call Nina Schuessler at 508-432-2002 ext 12.
- The Academy Playhouse announces auditions for John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, February 23 and 24, 7 pm,
at The Academy Playhouse, 120 Main Street, Orleans. Please prepare a
monologue and be ready to read from the script. Roles available for 9
men and 1 woman. For more information please call 508-255-1963.
- Auditions for Our Town will be held at The Provincetown Theater on March 6, 1 - 4m pm, March 9, 6 - 9 pm, and March 13, 1 - 4 pm.
The play is a CTEK Arts production and will be directed by David
Drake. Actors of all ages are needed for this production. 238
Bradford Street. There is a copy of the script at the theater. For
more information contact psample@ctekarts.org or mvansant@ctekarts.org.
- The Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra holds open auditions each spring. If you would like to be notified when these auditions will take place, email Lisa Sheehy, Director of Concert Operations, at lsheehy@capesymphony.org. Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, 712A Main Street, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675.
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Creative Art Center Hosts A Painting Demonstration by Robert K. Roark
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Robert K. Roark will give a painting demonstration at the Creative Arts Center, March 18, 10:30 am. - noon. Lunch included with ticket.
Mr. Roark, a museum recognized artist, received his formal training at the Art Students League of New York, the National Academy of Design, and the Cape Cod School of Art. He has been the recipient of a Ford Foundation Scholarship and the Kunyoshi Memorial Scholarship and has won numerous awards in both oils and pastels.
The Creative Arts Center is located at 154 Crowell Road, Chatham. For more information or to register call 508-945-3583 or visit www.capecodcreativearts.org.
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Events at Highfield Hall
The focus of these classes is to provide tips, techniques and shortcuts guaranteed to make you a better cook. The series is hosted by Gail Blakely, Personal Chef and Provisioner, and longtime food columnist for The Enterprise. Each class will introduce participants to local culinary experts.
- Tapas, February 24, Canapés and Hors d'oeuvres, March 10, and Pastries and Soup Shots, March 31. The classes will combine both demonstrations and hands-on experience for those who so desire. All classes held on Wednesday afternoons, 2:00 - 4:00 pm. Classes includes recipes, menus, suggestions for wine and/or cocktails, and "small tastes."
- Dr. Robert Wyatt will give a lecture entitled Elvis Presley: A Birthday Tribute to the King, February 27, 10 am - noon.
Highfield Hall is located at 56 Highfield Drive, Falmouth. For more information call Lee Anne at 508-495-1878 x 313 or visit www.highfieldhall.org.
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More Events and Notices
- The Search for Solutions to Messy Problems: A Creative and Critical Thinking Workshop at the Cape Cod Art Museum, March 6, 10 am - 2 pm. Apply powerful thinking and problem
solving strategies to explore an issue of importance for the Cape from
problem finding to solution finding - crucial skills with across the
board usefulness for us all. Registration deadline is March 1, with
limited space. From more information email Nina Greenwald at nlgreenwald@comcast.net or David Martin at davidchina2000@yahoo.com.
- The American Rhododendron Society Cape Cod Chapter meets at Cape Cod Community College, 2240 Iyannough Road Route 132, West Barnstable, in the first floor Room SG8 in the South Building on the second or third Sunday of each month from 1 - 3:30 pm. For more information visit www.capecodrhododendrons.org.
- Alzheimer's Services of Cape Cod & the Islands, Inc. is pleased to announce its Cape-wide Arts & Alzheimer's Initiative, a series of moderated conversations stimulated by artwork for those with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia and their family caregivers. Free programs will be held several times each month in sixteen different galleries, museums and other venues beginning in January. A list of locations, dates and times can be found on the Alzheimer's Services of Cape Cod & the Islands, Inc. webpage or by calling 508-775-5656.
- Tutti Italiani is a gathering for those who love Italy, meeting the fourth Monday of each month at 7 pm. Table Francaise will gather for those who enjoy French culture and language, meeting the first Wednesday of each month at 6 pm. To celebrate the third anniversary of Table Francaise, the February gathering will be followed by a concert by chanteuse Suzan Dolabany. Conversational Italian on Saturdays, 11 am - 1 pm. Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth. For more information call 508-394-7100 or visit www.cultural-center.org.
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